[Rhodes22-list] Sailing Rummy Style

[Hank]

Thanks, Rob.  I'll give that a shot.  I know that it doesn't come in during
rain, but it does during immersion from hard sailing.

Hank


On 9/4/07, Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> Hank,
> I had water coming in through the seam during rains.  I just ran a bead of
> caulk below the rub rail where I could see that there was a gap.  I think
> the preferred fix is to remove the rub rail and then apply caulk, but the
> quick fixed I used has held for three years now.  Might at least try that
> until you have time for a more permanent fix. - rob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:29 AM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing Rummy Style
>
>
> > Hello Rhodies,
> >
> > We took our yet-to-be-named Rhodes out yesterday and finished up the day
> > with some Rummy style sailing.  With both the main and jib completely
> out
> > and sailing on a beam reach, the winds picked up and we occasionally
> buried
> > the rails.  Under full control the whole time and, wow, was that a lot
> > of fun!  Charlie, my 8 year old, was just eating it up.  He can't wait
> to
> go
> > out again. Even, Andrea, my 7 year old who doesn't normally enjoy
> sailing
> > that much, had a great time.  She likes sitting on the low side and
> watching
> > the water go by real fast.
> >
> > We did discover one issue that maybe some of you can help with.  Our
> boat
> is
> > an '82, not recycled, and a few times when we buried the rail, water
> came
> > into the cabin through the joint between the hull and the deck.  If I
> > remember right, When Mike Weisner helped us pick up the boat last fall,
> > he remarked that the rhodes was notorious for this and not much could be
> > done.
> >
> > I'd appreciate any suggestions on possible remedies.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Hank
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